How can I log the original clients address from the X-Forwarded-For header?

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Issue

  • I have a proxy or NAT in front of Apache httpd, Tomcat or JBoss. I want access logs to capture the original client ip, which is available in the X-Forwarded-For header, instead of the proxy or NAT'd address.

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 5.x
    • 6.x
    • 7.x
  • JBoss Enterprise Web Server (EWS)
    • 2.x
    • 3.x
  • Tomcat
  • Apache httpd

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